[情報] Oakland Athletics Top 20 Prospects for 2011
Oakland Athletics Top 20 Prospects for 2011
by John Sickels on Dec 29, 2010 4:00 PM EST
1) Grant Green, SS, Grade B: Borderline B+. I respect his power, but I'm
worried enough about the strike zone judgment and questions about his defense
to kick his grade down a notch from last year.
2) Chris Carter, 1B-OF, Grade B: Borderline B+. He'll be streaky, but he'll
hit for power, and I still think he can be more than just a one-dimensional
hitter once he gets his feet wet. Won't have any defensive value though.
3) Michael Choice, OF, Grade B: Borderline B+. Tools were underrated in
college, but high strikeout rate in the Northwest League worries me.
4) Tyson Ross, RHP, Grade B-: I'd give him a straight B but I'm worried about
his health record.
5) Fautino De Los Santos, RHP, Grade B-: Won't rank this highly on other
prospect lists, but he's still got great stuff, and the 6.54 ERA at Midland
was flukey. His FIP was 2.09.
6) Steve Parker, 3B, Grade B-: Also doesn't rank this highly on other lists,
but after seeing him in Arizona, I think his bat is for real. Not sure if he
can play third base though.
7) Max Stassi, C, Grade B-: Grade may seem high considering his struggles in
the Midwest League, but he can pull a Mesoraco on us.
8) Ian Krol, LHP, Grade B-: I buy into the idea that his polish will make up
for lack of plus velocity. Future fourth starter.
9) Michael Taylor, OF, Grade C+: Bad Triple-A year, but I refuse to believe
that what he did in the Phillies system was a total illusion.
10) Jemile Weeks, 2B, Grade C+: He's never healthy, so it is hard to know
exactly what kind of player he really can be.
11) Yordy Cabrera, SS, Grade C+: Love the power potential, but old for a high
school pick and no pro data yet.
12) Adrian Cardenas, 2B, Grade C+: All of his offensive value is tied up in
his batting average, and if he can't hit higher than .260 in the PCL, it is
hard to rank him higher. Still young enough to improve.
13) Josh Donaldson, C, Grade C+: I think he is underrated and could have some
very good years in his late 20s.
14) Eric Sogard, 2B, Grade C+: The guy may not have great tools, but he can
play. Good utility guy at worst, could get beyond that.
15) Connor Hoehn, RHP, Grade C+: Awesome K/IP ratios.
16) Aaron Shipman, OF, Grade C+: Would rank higher on pure tools, Baseball
America had him at #7, but I'm not Baseball America and I have some concerns
about the bat.
17) Matt Thomson, RHP, Grade C+: Could be one of the big steals of 2010 draft
as a 12th rounder if he holds the improved velocity.
18) Danny Farquhar, RHP, Grade C+: Should be a very good middle reliever.
19) Chad Lewis, 3B, Grade C: Good power potential, another guy who could rank
higher on pure tools, but I want more objective data.
20) Rashun Dixon, OF, Grade C: Another tools guy showing gradual improvement.
OTHERS OF NOTE: Travis Banwart, RHP; Jeremy Barfield, OF; Anthony Capra, LHP;
Bobby Cramer, LHP; Royce Consigli, OF; Conner Crumbliss, 2B-OF, Pedro
Figueroa, LHP; Shawn Haviland, RHP; Jonathan Joseph, RHP; A.J. Kirby-Jones,
1B; Tyler Ladendorf, 2B; Trystan Magnuson, RHP; Clay Mortensen, RHP; Renato
Nunez, 3B; Ryan Ortiz, C; Paul Smyth, RHP; Tyler Vail, RHP; Michael Ynoa, RHP.
An interesting system.
Green, Carter, and Choice could all be Grade B+ prospects, but each as a
question-mark that holds me back as I write this. Ross and De Los Santos are
in the same boat; both could be Grade B guys, but I don't trust Ross to stay
healthy, and Fautino's command remains an issue, although his ugly ERA at
Midland is misleading. I'm open to arguments about all of them, pro and con,
and invite a discussion.
There is a lot of B-/C+ in this system. Some of them are guys that we just
need more data about, while others project as role players, albeit good ones
in the cases of Donaldson and Sogard. The system could look a lot deeper in
impact players next year if '10 draftees such as Lewis, Shipman, and Cabrera
live up to their potential.
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